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Chroma
Official Chroma MCP server for collections, vector search, and full-text search against a Chroma client you choose.
- Type
- MCP server
- Author
- Chroma
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Status
- Official
- Listed
- 2026-11-07
- Package
- chroma-mcp
Before you use it. The README's first example is an ephemeral in-memory client. Persistent, HTTP, and Chroma Cloud modes are separate argument sets. The one-line command above does not connect to a cloud database.
Apache-2.0, from the repository LICENSE.
Documented install
Copied from the upstream README on 2026-11-07. If it disagrees with the repository, trust the repository.
uvx chroma-mcpQuestions
What license covers Chroma?
The catalog records this as Apache-2.0. Apache-2.0, from the repository LICENSE.
Is a raw file mirrored here?
No. The license file was missing, or this is a server rather than a single document we republish. Use the source repository.
What should I check first?
The README's first example is an ephemeral in-memory client. Persistent, HTTP, and Chroma Cloud modes are separate argument sets. The one-line command above does not connect to a cloud database.